1. When this Irish BBQ blew up online earlier this year - the world finally got to see what an al fresco summer meal meant in Ireland
2. When Luke Skywalker himself couldn’t stop telling the world about how class Ireland is
3. And introduced them to the concept of smokey bacon crisps
Donegal pubs and Tayto.
Real Ireland.
4. When the brutal realities of hurling took the internet by storm, the real Ireland was on show
Sheer bafflement ensued among Americans:
After watching that clip I have a single comment: f*ck playing goalie for that sport! It’s like being a catcher in baseball without the pads and giving the pitcher a stick.
5. Likewise, when this gorgeous shot of Cork was viewed over 2 million times on Imgur
6. When the whole world got to see what responsible drinking looked like here in 1972 - thanks to this poster going viral
7. As did this signpost in Kerry warning of the perils of rural Ireland
8. There was that time around the marriage referendum when this taxi driver went viral on Australian news
https://vine.co/v/eqqEw1xB5vX
Dad jokes is a universal language.
9. This photo of Dublin on the day it was passed went global too – with appropriately dark clouds in the background to give a nod to the Irish weather
10. It was the vote heard around the world back in 2015
11. Let’s not forget this humble full Irish – that the internet fell in love with back in 2014
12. These lads making the best of a flood situation at the pub
13. And this photo of a train station showed the world that when we do rain, we do it well
14. Alan’s reaction to snow in Sligo went so viral – giving people an insight into just how rare it is here
15. And finally… one Irish man’s attempt to scale down a cliff in Antrim was one of the most viewed GIFs on Gyfcat this year
Standard.
The real Ireland, as the internet sees it.
